Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] in for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who were going in for the exam and I were n't allowed to help them . |
| 2 | He said he was going in for the Spot the Talent competition at the Easter Fete . |
| 3 | Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night . |
| 4 | He was closing in for the kill . |
| 5 | As I left the next shift was settling in for the day , writing up diaries , reading novels and brewing up endless cups of tea . |